Biography

Allan Erikssons Kvintett
Members: Sven Stiberg, Gösta Bäckström, John Weiland, Folke Eng, Allan Eriksson, Ture Hedberg
Swedish music group started in 1945.The group consisted of Eriksson on accordion, Weiland and Hedberg on violins, Per-Henrik Lindström on bass and Ragnar Olsson on guitar. Sometimes, when playing for dances, they added a pianist, either Bäckström or Nils Viklund.
In 1966, for Allan Erikssons Kvintett - I Noraskog only Weiland remained of the original quintet. New were Bäckström on violin, Stiberg on guitar and Eng on bass.